• Is It a Theater Piece or a Psychological Experiment? (Update)

  • Apr 23 2025
  • Length: 37 mins
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Is It a Theater Piece or a Psychological Experiment? (Update)

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  • Summary

  • In an episode from 2012, we looked at what Sleep No More and the Stanford Prison Experiment can tell us about who we really are.

    • SOURCES:
      • Felix Barrett, artistic director of Punchdrunk.
      • Steven Levitt, professor of economics at the University of Chicago.
      • Philip Zimbardo, professor emeritus at Stanford University.

    • RESOURCES:
      • “Philip Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the ‘Stanford Prison Experiment,’ dies at 91,” by Melissa De Witte (Stanford Report, 2024).
      • “Debunking the Stanford Prison Experiment,” by Thibault Le Texier (American Psychologist, 2019).
      • “The Lifespan of a Lie,” by Ben Blum (GEN, 2018).
      • Punchdrunk.

    • EXTRAS:
      • “How Is Live Theater Still Alive?” by Freakonomics Radio (2025).
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